Chapter 291 – White Cow (4)
“…Please… Tell me… That the girl is pretty.”
“Soso?”
“…Boo, please…Please…”
Throbbing─ Throbbing─
I know very well that I am fooling myself.
But even so, I wanted to hear from the West that I was pretty.
“…”
After hesitating for a moment, Seo Bang-nim gently stroked my hair and whispered.
“Yes, it is very pretty. Soso.”
Thud! Thud! Thud! Boom!
I expected it, but at the word Seobang-nim said she was pretty, my heart beat so wildly that I wondered if it would explode and die.
“…Go…Thank you! Eugene!.. Girl! I’m really… I’m really, really happy.”
I hugged Seo Bang-nim, hoping that this pounding heart would be conveyed even a little.
But…
“Soso-sama… I haven’t said it over and over again. You shouldn’t stick to it like this.”
A sense of sadness comes over me like a wave at Seobangnim’s cold-heartedly withdrawing from me.
“…Why?”
I had already noticed that Seobang-nim was keeping his distance from me.
Even if I didn’t convey it verbally, even if I expressed my feelings countless times, Seobang-sama never replied.
“…The girl…Why can’t you cling to Eugene?”
I thought it was fine though.
Because I thought that if we continued to be together like this, one day the West would surely allow me to be by my side.
“Soso…”
“Even Eugene-sama knows it!!… The girl…!!”
But time was not on my side.
Every day was so happy I didn’t want to think about it…
Soon there will be a ‘battle for seats’.
What if I don’t get the right results there and get abandoned by the disappointed Mr. Seo?
No, even if he miraculously became the ‘first disciple’, what if Seobang-nim, who achieved his goal, leaves my side?
Afraid.
Than to lose, than to die.
I was so afraid of losing Mr. Seo.
“…The girl is…”
That’s why I…
Even if this becomes the chain that binds West’s wings.
“Eugene-sama…”
From the day I first met Mr. Seo, I conveyed this feeling that I had nurtured little by little in words.
“…I adore you.”
“…Soso-nim…”
“Answer me… Maybe… Is the reason you can’t accept me is because you already have another woman in your heart…?”
Just imagining Seobangnim who loves a woman other than me takes my breath away.
“…”
By the time the silence felt like eternity, Seo Bang-nim’s mouth slowly opened.
“…That… It’s not… That. Soso… I don’t have anyone on my mind.”
It hurt a little to hear that no one was holding it, but it wasn’t the worst result.
If it’s empty, shouldn’t I go inside it?
“Then…! Girl…! Please bear the girl in Eugene’s heart… The girl will never disappoint Eugene!”
I was confident.
He could really do anything the West wanted.
“…Sorry.”
“…Sir…!”
However, what came back was an obvious refusal.
My heart, which had been beating with joy just a moment ago, is now about to tear with pain.
I raise my head and forcefully swallow the tears that fill up.
“. …Was presumptuous.”
“Soso… I don’t mean that…”
“Then why…!!”
The moment I couldn’t stand it and screamed, the tears I had been trying to suppress flowed down my cheeks.
“Why are you throwing the girl away!!”
“…”
“The girl didn’t know..!! Love is so…!!.. So…!! I didn’t know it would hurt!”
It is as if the soul is being torn to pieces.
“…Uhhhhh…If I knew it would hurt like this…Like this…!!!
The pain I feel in my chest now is incomparably painful compared to when I was abandoned by my family.
“…Please…Answer me…What should I do to make the girl like Eugene-nim?”
“…Soso…Don’t cry.. Won’t your pretty face be ruined?”
“Huh… It doesn’t matter!”
As Seo Bang-nim said, even without looking in the mirror, I felt that my face was a mess with tears and runny nose.
What do you mean?
Appearance has no meaning to me, who has been abandoned by the West anyway.
“..Please… Tell me the reason… Why… Why… Why didn’t you accept the girl…!”
At my earnest plea, Seo Bang-nim let out a long sigh.
“If I have Soso-nim in my heart… I don’t have the confidence to teach Soso-nim as a teacher.”
“…The girl! Anything like that is fine! Yu… As long as Yujin is by my side, I don’t have to learn anything! Therefore…!!”
“Soso.”
Then, holding my hand, Mr. Seo said in a calm tone.
“The day I first met Soso. Do you remember the oath I made?”
I nodded my head at West’s words.
“…Huh…Mem…I remember. How could a girl forget?”
Never forgot for a moment
The taste of rice balls.
The scent of the West.
The voice that called me
I remember everything clearly as if it were yesterday.
“At that time, I swore to make Soso the ‘first disciple’. Please allow me to keep that oath.”
“…Why! I… I never thought I wanted to be the ‘First Disciple’! All I’ve been working on is just… Just with Eugene…!!”
“No… Soso must be the first disciple.”
“…!”
If Seobangnim was using me out of greed, he could have been used as much as he wanted.
But what I felt in Seobangnim’s eyes was the pain of rejecting me.
What is it
What the hell is it that makes the West suffer so much?
I really wanted to ask that.
“…”
But…
Seeing Seobangnim’s eyes that looked like he was about to burst into tears, I couldn’t help but ask.
“…Then.”
I said biting my lip.
“…After I become the ‘first disciple’, then… Will you be by my side… Not as a teacher… In a different sense?”
Clenched fists tremble with fear.
It wasn’t out of fear of being rejected.
It was the fear of not knowing what I would do if even this was rejected.
But fortunately, at the last question, Mr. Seo nodded his head slightly.
“…I will.”
“Then I understand. Girl…”
The moment I heard the answer, I made up my mind.
“…I will be your first disciple.”
No matter what happens, I will definitely be a ‘first disciple’.
**
A short but precious time has passed.
And now tomorrow is the day when the skirmishes unfold.
“…Eugene-nim.”
Under the blanket, I carefully held Seo Bang-nim’s hand and asked.
“…I… Really… Can a girl do it?”
Then, without hesitation, the answer came back to the West.
“You can.”
“…Yes…If Eugene-nim believes in it…The girl…Will do it.”
And the next day.
I proudly jumped over the front gate of the Blue Dragon family, where registration for the skirmish was in progress.
“Who is it? Couldn’t anyone get in without permission?”
“Girl. It is said that I am a candidate for the disciple of the Baeksa family, Baek So-so.”
As I introduce myself, I hear a buzz here and there.
“The White Snake Family…?”
“I heard that the candidate of the White Snake ran away a long time ago?”
“…I was told I was dead.”
Ignoring the chatter that erupted here and there, I took out the badge of a disciple from my chest.
“What does the past matter? Isn’t the important thing right now that I’m here as a candidate for the White Snake? Check it out. It is the proof of the candidate.”
After confirming the proof, Nokgaju nodded his head.
“…The real thing. Then, with Baek So-so from the Baeksa family, the final candidates for the 12 families will be registered.”
Due to my sudden appearance, there was a brief disturbance, but the disturbance subsided much sooner than expected.
Because no one in here had expectations of me, the successor of the Baeksa family.
But it didn’t matter.
‘…Please wait. Mr. West.’
I was just happy to think that only Seobang-nim believed in me.
‘Girl… I’ll be back soon.’
**
Skirmishes could not be said to be easy, even as a joke.
The red dog was strong.
His tireless stamina and relentless fighting style made him realize what strength is.
However, it wasn’t enough to knock me over.
The black tiger was ferocious.
The instinctive attack with sharp teeth and claws was ferocious.
However, it wasn’t enough to cut me down.
The blue dragon was overwhelming.
He came up against all opponents with his innate strength and skill added to his magic.
However, it wasn’t enough to take the West away from me.
“Haa…Haa…!
Compared to them, I was not born with anything right.
However, he became the ‘first disciple’ with only what he received from Seobangnim and the desire to be followed by Seobangnim.
***
─Appoint Baek So-so as the ‘first disciple’.
The moment the words came out of the emperor’s mouth after the skirmish.
Leaving behind the countless stares and greetings pouring down on me, I ran to the cabin where Mr. Seo was waiting.
“Eugene! Girl…! You did it!”
“I know. Congratulations.”
I knocked down Seobang-nim, who smiled brightly and hugged me.
“…Cow…Cow? What now?”
Seobang-nim resisted for a moment, but it was absolutely not enough to stop me from becoming the ‘first disciple’.
“Eugene… No, Mr. Seo. I love you and love you with all my heart.”
“…Ssoso!! Gap…You can’t do this all of a sudden.”
“Seobangnim… The girl is now the ‘first disciple’.”
That day, for the first time, I ignored Seo Bang-nim’s words and licked my lips.
“So, don’t listen to anyone’s name. And didn’t the West also tell you…! If a girl becomes the first disciple, she will be by my side in a different sense than a teacher!”
“Bae… Baekso-nim? Anyway, there is an order…! This..!!”
“Noisy! The girl can’t stand it any longer! I won’t hurt you, so please stay calm!!”
That day, I met Seo-Bang-nim for the first time.
And…
“…Huh..♥…Huhh…?♥…Sher..Sherbang…? Hehe…This…Now…It’s off…It’s not..♥”
“Soso. It’s nothing like shouting ‘the first disciple’.”
Damn-!
As he was slapped on the buttocks, the heat that spread from the master’s hand ran down his spine and burned his whole body.
“Huh!♥…Seo…Seobang-nim…Ha…Ha…♥…So…The girl..Has done something wrong..!!♥..That…So…Wait…I rested.. Haha!!♥ Hehe..♥Huh!!”
“It’s all your fault. If you provoked him like that, just accept it calmly.”
“…That…But… ♥ Heuuuuu..! !!”
It was a really crazy happy time.
